A review of approaches used to increase awareness of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in the United States
2018
PrEP is an important and useful HIV prevention strategy, yet awareness remains low among at-risk populations in the United States and elsewhere in the world. As previous studies have shown...
HIV prevention for men who have sex with men
2010
Key take-home messages There are very few studies of prevention interventions for MSM that use reliable evaluation outcome measures Self-reports have shown that individual-, group- and community-level interventions are effective...
Motivational interviewing
2014
Key tale-home messages Interventions that make use of motivational interviewing can be effective in changing risk behaviours for people living with HIV; the longer the motivational interviewing intervention, the more...
Global research output on HIV/AIDS-related medication adherence from 1980 to 2017
2018
BACKGROUND: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) are global health burden. Medication adherence in people living with HIV (PLWH) is a key element in reducing morbidity and...
Coordination and delivery of HIV prevention, treatment, care and support by nurse practitioners
2010
Key take-home messages • Medical care, including primary care, delivered by nurse practitionersis often equivalent to the care administered by physicians. Caredelivered by nurse practitioners generally rates higher on measures...
Reminder systems for people living with HIV
2015
Key take-home messages Text messaging, smart phone applications and cell phone counselling are all effective in promoting adherence to antiretroviral therapy. Text messaging and smart phone reminders are more effective...
The use of social marketing campaigns to increase HIV testing uptake: A systematic review
2018
Social marketing campaigns have been increasingly used in HIV prevention efforts to address barriers to HIV testing. The purpose of this review is to evaluate the social marketing campaigns in...
Radio-based interventions for HIV prevention
2010
Key take-home messages Radio spots, when employed as part of larger mass media campaigns, appear moderately effective for reaching target populations with HIV related messages. Across studies approximately one third...
Impact of community-based organizations for people living with HIV
2015
Key take-home messages Since the beginning of the epidemic, CBOs have displayed cultural competency and have gained the trust of community members, allowing them to target their services to people...
A missing link: HIV-/AIDS-related mHealth interventions for health workers in low- and middle-income countries
2018
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Through a review of the peer-reviewed and gray literature on HIV mobile health (mHealth) tools for health workers and in-depth interviews with mHealth leaders in the field,...
Models of outpatient care for the ongoing care and treatment of people living with HIV
2011
Key take-home messages Integrated care programmes that incorporate outpatient care, social support, psychosocial interventions and case management provide the best care for people with HIV. Accessible outpatient care can have...
Mobile apps and sexual risk behaviours among men who have sex with men
2016
Key take-home messages Since the 1990s, gay and bisexual men who have sex with men have been using information and communication technologies, specifically the internet and mobile smartphone networking applications...
